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Louisiana Illiteracy Rank Sparks Call for Reform
The piece reports Louisiana has the nation's highest illiteracy rate, with about 13 percent of residents over 25 functionally illiterate, concentrated in Acadiana and urban areas. It quotes Gene Geisert and Louis Michot on funding gaps and progress in adult education, plus Orleans Parish efforts to curb early literacy deficits. The article notes state spending of 61 million on adult education and cites historical context from Huey P. Cong.
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New Orleans
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Huey Cong
Louisiana
Gene A. Geisert
Geisert
Acadiana
South Louisiana
Milekey
America
United States
Louis J. Michot
Orleans Parish
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